Project Gutenberg 2011-07-11 Public domain in the USA. 705 Butterfield, Consul Willshire 1824 1899 Butterfield, C. W. (Consul Willshire) History of the Discovery of the Northwest by John Nicolet in 1634 With a Sketch of his Life Produced by Valérie Leduc, Curtis Weyant and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Case Western Reserve University Preservation Department Digital Library) "History of the Discovery of the Northwest by John Nicolet in 1634" by C. W. Butterfield is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work chronicles the exploits of John Nicolet, the first European to explore significant portions of the Northwest Territory, including present-day Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. It highlights Nicolet's daring expeditions and pivotal role in establishing early French relations with native tribes in these regions, as well as his exploration of Lake Michigan. At the start of the narrative, the author sets the stage by detailing the historical context of pre-historic man in the Northwest and the cultural landscape before Nicolet's arrival. The introduction outlines how Nicolet was selected for his remarkable capacity to engage with native tribes, reflecting his background and experiences among Indigenous peoples. The text then prepares the reader for Nicolet’s adventurous journey into uncharted territory, filled with the accounts of his interactions with various tribes and the vast geographic regions he encountered, setting up the central exploration narrative to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Nicollet, Jean, 1598-1642 Northwest, Old -- Discovery and exploration F476 Text Travel Category: History - American Category: History - European Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 302338 2025-08-15T04:54:26.177021 text/html 284959 2021-01-07T21:43:19 text/html 200181 2025-08-15T04:54:35.198981 application/epub+zip 201024 2025-08-15T04:54:29.932947 application/epub+zip 170266 2025-08-15T04:54:28.482990 application/epub+zip 475311 2025-08-15T04:54:38.713951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 463057 2025-08-15T04:54:34.212963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249375 2022-09-16T17:03:44.857661 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232495 2025-08-15T04:54:25.153969 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 231889 2021-01-07T21:43:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 231919 2021-01-07T21:43:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20788 2025-08-15T04:54:38.844909 application/rdf+xml 24105 2025-08-15T04:54:29.019960 image/jpeg 4532 2025-08-15T04:54:28.750978 image/jpeg 87953 2021-01-07T21:43:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 95717 2021-01-07T21:43:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 87592 2021-01-07T21:43:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 192742 2025-08-15T04:54:26.195985 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog